In 2018, it was integrated into Power BI as "Paginated Reports". This allowed users to combine the high-precision printing of SSRS with the modern analytics of Power BI.
A major turning point came with the Dundas acquisition , which brought advanced charts, gauges, and sparklines into the designer, turning boring tables into visual dashboards. Modern Chapters & The Shift to Power BI Ssrs Report Designer
Originally designed for technical IT users, this version lives inside Visual Studio. It’s famous (and sometimes infamous) for its flexibility—allowing you to use complex expressions for almost any property. In 2018, it was integrated into Power BI
While SSRS was the king of "paginated" (printable) reports for over a decade, its story has recently shifted: Modern Chapters & The Shift to Power BI
The tool has lived through several "identities" to meet the needs of different users:
To help non-developers, Microsoft released Report Builder . It featured an Office-like "Ribbon" interface, making it easier for analysts to drag and drop data without writing code.